St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28
EOREIGN MISSIONS
Under Discussion by the Nations
RaptistS---Interes Increasing.

The Seventy-thiId annual meeting OF
the American Baptist Missionary union
began at the First church this morning.
Interest in the Baptist anniversaries
seems to increase as the week passes:
the great church was filled at all the
sessions yesterday, it being neceseGGrr;,, to
fill the aisles With chairs ~ . ..o morn
:iiig, ana these extra sittings were
needed ut the afternoon meeting also.
After the usual devotional exercises
Yesterday morning the president of the
union, DIR. Edward Judson, OF New
York, delivered the annual address,
which was an eloquent plea for aggres-
sive and at the same time substantial
missionary work. He advocated the
founding of churches in the mission
fields as rapidly as possible, thus hold
ing every inch OF ground gained
The report of the work OF the year,
made by DR.. Murdoch, the correspond
ing secretary, was comprehensive re-
view of the present condition of the So
cietys work, and statement OF the
deeds of the past year. 1t gave the
names of the following missionaries APP
pointed to foreign service during the
year. all but seven of whom are. at their
stations:
Rev. W. 1. Price (reappointed), Rev; j: E.
Cochrane, Rev. Truman Johnson, NJ, ID, Key.
William c. Calder, Rev: +. p. Sutherland,
c. X. Harrington, Rev. f; G; Ha !,;
John NJ. Foster, Rev. Henry II. II. Tilbe, Rev.
b. +. Turner, j. l.. Cummings, Key. George
Campbell, Rev. Edwin Small, NJ: D., >. b.
Murphy, Miss Ruth w. Ranney, Miss II. Nj.
Browne, Miss Lima Faulkner, Miss Lenore
Hamilton, Miss l.. c. Fleming. c. Il. lngham
and } NJ. Lewis have been appointed lay mis-
sionaries in the Congo mission; j. ii. Camp,
,,,ft fnr ION 81 Henry Reed
on the Upper Congo and j. D. France, an as
sistant of Palabala, Congo mission.
The number of men and women en-
gagged at all the different missions OF the
society was given, the report being full
of valuable information 10. those inter
ested.
The treasurer'S report shows the total
receipts of the year to have been S40G,-
$50 80. of which 6.06S.2S was from leg
acies and. SIG, 4S7.S5 from donations.
The appropriations for the current eX-
penseS of the year amounted to $751;
$500, and there is an available balance
i'll the treasury OF Sl,219.17.' ''4+ '-
DR.. .Judson named the committees on
enrolment. place and preachers and
nominations. after which a report on
| Bible work was read by DR.. w. w. EV-
arts, Of New Jersey. .,-tlF s-N
The report of the committee on obitu-
aries occupied the early part of the aft
ernoon: the report was presented by
Rev. DR.. ID. b. Cheney, who euloglZed
| the Self-Sacrificing missionaries who had
died at their posts, or after years or de-
voted work.
After listening to report on the Bur-
mese missions, which showed a pros
porous condition and an imperative de-
mand for more workers, brief addresses
were listened to by Rev. G. A. Nichols,
of the Bassein mission, and Rev. f. Ill.
Evelitte, of RangOon, men recently re-
turned from work on the field. The re-
ports Oh missions i'll Assam was
made by DR.. c. Il. Henderson, ofaMich-
igan. DR.. George c.. Lorimer, .of Chi
cagO, presented the report ON European
missions, and addresses on the same
subject were made by Revs.
Lorimer. Murdoch, MaXon and Sheather,
the latter a missionary from st. Peters
burgh, who has been imprisoned and
| baniShed for his creed'S sake. The adj
| dresses were all on one general subject,
and the same idea was dominant
throughout-the necessity of arousing
the BaptiStS of America to give freely
to the support of their mission Work. a
work in which, even with Strengthened
finances. is growing and broadening
and succeeding beyond the most san
The work must go on; too much has
been accomplished and too much Is at
stake to permit retrogreSsion. The au-
dience manifested lively interest i'll
the exercises of the afternoon, the re-
marks of returned missionaries being
especially instructive, as showing the
exact statue of the work.
A great thrOng crowded the church at
the evening meeting. The nominating
committee reported the following candi-
dates for election to Office for the coming
wear: President, George a: Plllsbury,
of Minnesota: first vice president, u J..
| Colby, of Wisconsin,; second vice presi-
dent, Francis Wayland, of Connecticut:
recording secretary, Rev. Il. 81. Burrage,
| ID. D.. of Maine; treasurer, +. +. Cole
man. of Massachusetts. An executive
board was also named. The election
was deferred until to-day, to permit the
printing of ballots. - The evening
was devoted to three addresses
which were the peers of any that have
been given during the session. The
speakers, Rev. Dr.. William NJ. Law
renee. of Chicago; Rev. j: T. Dickinson,
of Orange, n. j., and Rev. Dr. A.. ,.
Gordon. of Boston, considered various
phases of the general subject of foreign
missions, and. as in the afternoon re-
ports, liberal support of this. great
branch of church work was urged. After
the last address President JudSOn asked,
as special favor to his audience, that
DR.. $. +. Smith would read the familiar
missionary hymn, 1.-The Morning Light
is Breaking" of which he is the author.
The distinguished poet sat in the audi
ence, and at first asked to be eX-
cused, but the storm of applause
with which his name was
received induced him to reply. The
doctor is a venerable man, and his
kindly face showed the emotion which
the ovation had aroused in him. he
read the hymn with the utmost SIM
plicity and earneStneSs, and the singing
which followed in which the whole con,
gregation joined was good to hear. DR..
Smith dismissed the congregation with
the benediction. To-day's programme
is as follows:
report of the committee on mission to The
Telugus; II. NJ Colwell, d. D., John Fulton
u. D., Lyman Jewett, D. D., E. A. Woods. d
d.. George a. Wolverton. Esq. Report of the
lie, d. D., Rev. j. B. Thomas Rev. W: NJ
Kincaid Rev. j. B. Thomas, Hon. E. A. Arm
strong, L. E: &urleey, Esq. Report OF com
mittee on mission in Japan; Rev II. NJ. san an
D.. Rev. II. L. Stetson, II. X. Porter, Esq. /.
p. m, report of committee on missions il
Africa; II. II. Pattison, d. D., Rev. George
Merriam. p. $. Hanson, d. D., Rev. j. X
Dixon. Hon. Charles Solder. Report of del
egation to the general Baptist missionar.
convention: W. W. Everts, ID. D.. Rev. Il
Blackburn, $. Graves, ID. d. Report of com
mittee on finance: Hon. George A. Pillsbury
George :. Harwood. Esq, b. L. Jacobs Esq.
J. Nelson Blake, Esq, Hon. w. b. Hanna
Report of committe on place and preacher
unfinished business; adjournment.
Probably Not a Minneapoiitan.
LONDON, May 27.-A young gentle
man whose name is believed to be Gill